The Bears punished the Browns’ defense in the fourth quarter, racking up 21 points and 208 yards.

• The Browns led 24-17 and were driving when guard Shawn Lauvao was nailed for holding. The flag took them out of field goal range early in the fourth quarter.

After they punted, Chicago drove 95 yards to a game-tying TD. On consecutive plays after the punt, with Haden out, cornerbacks Leon McFadden and Buster Skrine were nailed for penalties.

Turner unleashes Big Ten series

Norv Turner never sleeps. The Browns’ 61-year-old offensive coordinator got some mileage from the latest rent-a-back, Edwin Baker, who ran 38 yards on eight carries five days after being signed off Houston’s practice squad.

Turner got 30 yards on two carries from tight end Marqueis Gray, lining up as a wildcat quarterback.

Both Baker (Michigan State) and Gray (Minnesota) played in the Big Ten. Turner looked to them to compensate for the loss of Willis McGahee, who was out with a concussion.

Baker and Gray touched the ball six times and generated 51 yards on an 85-yard drive that finished with Baker scoring on a 2-yard run .

The series, which tied the game at 17, gave Turner every reason to write those two into the game plan for next Sunday’s game against the Jets.

Baker has played in preseason games, but this was his first appearance in a real NFL game.

“It was a dream come true,” he said.

Word from Chud

Some of Chudzinski’s thoughts after his team lost for the eighth time in nine games.

• Generally speaking, on the 38-31 loss to Chicago:

“Disappointing. Frustrating. Disappointed that we weren’t able to win the last game here at home with our fans ... appreciate their loyalty and their support all season long, and that support will pay off down the road.”

• On Jason Campbell’s interceptions, one in the second quarter that did not lead to Chicago points, one returned for a touchdown early in the third quarter:

“The first one was down the sideline to Jordan Cameron. Jason hoped Jordan could make a play there ... I know Jason would want that one back. The (pick-six) was a timing route to Greg Little. He threw it early. The DB (Zack Bowman) really sat on it.”

• His message to the players:

“Grow and get stronger. If it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger.”

Locker-room chatter

• Ward on whether this might have been his final home game as a Brown:

“I wouldn’t worry about that.”

• Cornerback Buster Skrine on losing Haden in the third quarter:

“He shuts down almost every receiver he goes against, so we’re definitely going to miss him.”

• Campbell on losing a 24-17 fourth-quarter lead:

“We were in field goal territory with a chance to go up 10. I didn’t have one of my best games. All of us feel that way. You have to give Chicago some credit. Some things went their way. The catch that Alshon (Jeffery) made, I don’t know how he made it. Our guys were in position to make a play and it just ended up right in his hands.”

• Bears cornerback Zack Bowman on burning Campbell with a pick-six:

“We were in a blitz and I kept my side. He looked my way and I broke.”

• Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler on feeling funny about replacing Josh McCown, who played well when he was out with a sprained ankle:

“I’d be lying if I didn’t say there was pressure, as well as Josh has played. This was the plan all along, and no one really flinched in our building. Josh was super supportive. The guys stayed behind me, even when we started off slow.”

Triple jeopardy

With 11 minutes left and the game tied at 24-all, The Browns had the Bears in a third-and-11. The play broke bad in three ways.

First, the rush was poor and Cutler had a long time to shop for a receiver. Second, he found one, lofting a 45-yard TD bomb to Alshon Jeffrey, with defensive back Julian Posey lying on the ground and safety Tashaun Gipson mistiming a jump. Third, after rusher Jabaal Sheard finally did arrive to pressure Cutler, he chopped him on the neck after the ball was gone.

Of the touchdown pass, Skrine said, “It seemed like the ball just hung up in the air and he was able to catch it kind of like a punt.”

The 15-yard penalty against Sheard was applied on the kickoff. The Browns started on their own 14 and soon punted. The Bears soon scored to lead 31-24.

Crowd awakens

The crowd was announced at 71.513, but the actual count was perhaps half of that.

It was enough of a crowd that Browns defenders kept asking for noise in key situations. One came with the Browns leading 10-3 late in the first half.

Ward, Phil Taylor and Sheard all turned to the stands asking for commotion as the Bears lined up to go for it on fourth and 1 from the Cleveland 24.

Jeffrey was nailed for a false start, forcing the Bears into a field-goal try. The field goal was good, but was wiped out by a holding call against Corey Wootton. Chicago went from thoughts of a touchdown to a punt.

Extra points

• The Browns were thumped in time of possession, 34:48-25:12. It was the biggest disparity of the season.

• Little had managed a grand total of 44 receiving yards in his previous four games. He gained 44 yards on Campbell’s first completion against the Bears.

• The Browns close their season with road games against the Jets and Steelers the next two Sundays.

• Sheard sacked Cutler once and leads the Browns with 5.5 sacks on the season. Campbell was not sacked.

• The Browns’ two sacks, one by Sheard and one on a corner blitz, gave them 39 on the season. Last year’s team had 38.